Access to mifepristone, an abortion-inducing medication, just got easier in Ohio.
A ruling by Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Alison Hatheway means women can now obtain the drug through telemedicine and not just from doctors.
Nurses, physician assistants and certified midwives can prescribe it. This is the second abortion-related law to be blocked by the courts.
We are talking about this and lots more during this week's Reporter Roundtable.
Guests:
- Jo Ingles, reporter for the Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau
- Jeremy Pelzer, politics reporter for Cleveland.com
- Morgan Trau, Columbus bureau reporter for WEWS 5 Cleveland
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